2015 Co Create SA Fund for South African-Dutch Partnerships

The Kingdom of the Netherlands proudly announces the launch of the new #cocreateSA Fund 2015. Through the fund an investment of R500,000 will be made in long-term South African-Dutch partnerships that co-create solutions for local challenges.

With this investment the Netherlands continues its #cocreateSA Fund, which was launched in 2014 as a legacy of the Dutch involvement in World Design Capital Cape Town 2014. Last year, nine projects addressing sustainability issues have been awarded over R500,000 as part of the 2014 #cocreateSA Fund.

Project requirements

The project must:

– be built on the principles of #cocreateSA: demand driven, sustainable, long-term and collaborative;

– contribute to the strengthening of the cooperation between the South Africa and the Netherlands and kick-start a
long-term partnership between our both countries;

– contribute to the improvement of the local business climate;

– focus on finding sustainable solutions for a relevant bottleneck or opportunity;

– be in one of the following sectors: agro & food; energy; life sciences & health; logistics; water (more info on theDutch key sectors);

– have an innovative approach;

– be implemented in South Africa.

Applicant requirements

The applicant must:

– be a South African organisation;

– have a Dutch partner.

Funding requirements

– the minimum contribution is ZAR 25,000 and the maximum contribution is ZAR 100,000 (excluding VAT);

– the #cocreateSA contribution may not exceed 50% of thetotal cost of the project.

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